EDUCATIONAL
The Assyrian Studies Association's educational events focus on promoting Assyrian heritage and culture by partnering and collaborating with institutions, universities, scholars, and educators from around the globe to bring you quality content that's educational for you and your family to enjoy!
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Assyrian Studies Association: Achievements, Ongoing Projects, and Public Engagement Opportunities
Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024
Time: 10-11:30AM EST
Location: Assyrian American National Federation's 91st Annual Assyrian Convention. Omni Orlando Resort at Championgate (Room TBA)
Speakers: Dr. Sargon Donabed, ASA Board Member; Dr. Julye Bidmead, ASA Advisory Board Member; Alexandra Lazar, Executive Director at Assyrian Studies Association.
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Note: Panel is free to attend with convention registration. Get your ticket at www. AANF.org.
Assessing the Assyrian Diaspora: Current Realities and Community Dynamics
Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm EST
Location: Assyrian American National Federation's 91st Annual Assyrian Convention. Omni Orlando Resort at Championgate (Room TBA)
Speakers: Dr. Sargon Donabed, ASA Board Member; Dr. Onver Cetrez, ASA Board Member; and Dr. Michel Shamoon-Pour, ASA Board Member.
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Note: Panel is free to attend with convention registration. Get your ticket at www. AANF.org.
Empowering Future Scholars: Leveraging ASA and the Graduate Student Knowledgebase for Academic Success
Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024
Time: 1:30-3:30pm EST
Location: Assyrian American National Federation's 91st Annual Assyrian Convention. Omni Orlando Resort at Championgate (Room TBA)
Speakers: Dr. Helen Malko, Associate Director at Stanford University's Humanities Center; Dr. Nahrain Bet Younadam, ASA Board Member; Dr. Sargon Donabed, ASA Board Member; Dr. Onver Cetrez, ASA Board Member; and Alexandra Lazar, ASA Executive Director.
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Note: Panel is free to attend with convention registration. Get your ticket at www. AANF.org.
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Slides from Workshop can be downloaded here.
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Women’s Rituals in the Ancient Assyrian Household
Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023
Time: 2-4:30pm PST
Location: Chapman University - Argyros Forum Room 209AB. (Event is held in building #3 on the map https://www.chapman.edu/about/_files/maps-and-directions/current-maps/campus-map.pdf)
Parking Information: Guests can purchase a parking permit from the kiosks located in the parking structures ($2.00 for 2 hours, $3.00 for 4 hours.) Here is a link with a map.
https://www.chapman.edu/campus-services/parking-services/visitor-parking.aspx
Speakers: Dr. Julye Bidmead, ASA Advisory Board Member and Associate Professor at the Department of Religious Studies at Chapman University; Alexandra Lazar, Executive Director at Assyrian Studies Association; and Juliana Khamo, President at Assyrian Student Association of Los Angeles.
Photographs From Women's Rituals in the Ancient Assyrian Household at Chapman University
The Story of Art and the Art of Stories: Living Culture from Mesopotamia to New York
Date: August 27, 2022
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028
Speakers: Assyrian artist Nenous Thabet and Iraqi-Americ poet and activist Ahmed Badr. Guest speakers include Sarah Graff, curator at The Met, Sargon Donabed, and Reine Hanna.
Left to Right: Nenous Thabet, Ahmed Badr, and Dr. Sargon Donabed.
Left to Right: Nenous Thabet, Ahmed Badr, and Dr. Sargon Donabed.
Left to Right: Nenous Thabet, Ahmed Badr, and Dr. Sargon Donabed.
Photographs From The Story of Art and the Art of Stories: Living Culture from Mesopotamia to New York
Tell Our Stories: Artifacts From the Assyrian Genocide
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Date: June 30- August 7, 2022
Location: California State University, Stanislaus
Cost: Free.
Official Website: https://www.csustan.edu/modern-assyrian-heritage/tell-our-stories-exhibition
Sponsors: California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Assyrian Arts Institute and the Assyrian Studies Association.
This project is made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit calhum.org.
This project is also made possible with the support of the Assyrian Arts Institute and the Assyrian Studies Association.
(center) Dr. Ruth Kamber presenting her speech at the closing program. (left) Dr. Erin Hughes, Professor at California State University, Stanislaus.
(left). Assyrian artist Nenous Thabet, Shabhum Samuels, (center) Dr. Ruth Kambar and Dr. Erin Hughes being presented with the Certificate of Congressional Recognition by Congressman Josh Harder (pictured left).
(center) Dr. Ruth Kamber presenting her speech at the closing program. (left) Dr. Erin Hughes, Professor at California State University, Stanislaus.
Photographs From the Closing Program​
Recreating Ancient Art Patterns from Mesopotamia: Assyria, Sumer & Babylonia
Date: July 15 - August 5, 2021 (4-weeks)
Instructor: Noora Badeen
Method: Virtual (online). Art supplies needed (see below).
Cost: Free. Suggested donation $100. (Donations directly benefit the Assyrian Studies Association's Preserving Assyria program.)
Summer Online Course, "The Heirs of Ashur: Assyrian History and Culture 19th-21st Century
Date: June 21 - July 23, 2021
Instructor: Dr. Sargon Donabed, Associate Professor of History at Roger Williams University.
Method: Asynchronous (complete work at your own pace) and there will be 2 synchronous meetings per week (TBD).
Cost: Participants may earn three credits towards their degree or can register to audit the course. Those who register for credit will receive 15% tuition discount (no promo code necessary).
